वस्तु च्छाया स्मृतेरन्यन्माधुर्यादि च कारणम् । ज्ञैकदेशो विकारो वा तदाभासाश्रयः परे ॥
vastu cchāyā smṛteranyanmādhuryādi ca kāraṇam | jñaikadeśo vikāro vā tadābhāsāśrayaḥ pare ||
[Some hold that the reflection] is a real thing, a shadow, different from memory, and that it is a cause [of effects] such as sweetness. Others [hold that] the substrate of that reflection is a part of the knower or a modification of it.
[कुछ मानते हैं कि प्रतिबिम्ब] एक वास्तविक वस्तु, छाया है, स्मृति से भिन्न, और माधुर्य आदि [प्रभावों] का कारण है। अन्य [मानते हैं कि] उस आभास का आश्रय ज्ञाता का एक अंश या उसका विकार है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A survey of rival theories before the argument continues.
तर्क आगे बढ़ाने से पहले विरोधी मतों का सर्वेक्षण।
Shankaracharya lists further views of other thinkers about the reflection, which he will examine: that it is a real thing (a shadow) and that its substrate is a part or modification of the knower.